Category: Non-Fiction
In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was published in the United States to immediate controversy and bestsellerdom. More than sixty years later, this phenomenal novel generates as much buzz as it did when originally published. Central to countless issues at the forefront of our national discourse-- art an
In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was published in the United States to immediate controversy and bestsellerdom. More than sixty years later, this phenomenal novel generates as much buzz as it did when originally published. Central to countless issues at the forefront of our national discourse-- art and politics, race and whiteness, gender and power, sexual trauma--Lolita lives on, in an afterlife as blinding as a supernova. With original contributions from a stellar cast of prominent twenty-first century writers and edited by the daughter of Lolita's original publisher in America, Lolita in the Afterlife is a vibrant collection of sharp and essential modern pieces on this perennially provocative book.WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BYRobin Givhan * Aleksandar Hemon * Jim Shepard * Emily Mortimer * Laura Lippman * Erika L. Sánchez * Sarah Weinman * Andre Dubus III * Mary Gaitskill * Zainab Salbi * Christina Baker Kline * Ian Frazier * Cheryl Strayed * Sloane Crosley * Victor LaValle * Jill Kargman * Lila Azam Zanganeh * Roxane Gay * Claire Dederer * Jessica Shattuck * Stacy Schiff * Susan Choi * Kate Elizabeth Russell * Tom Bissell * Kira Von Eichel * Bindu Bansinath * Dani Shapiro * Alexander Chee * Lauren Groff * Morgan JerkinsAudiobook Table of Contents:Witness for the Defense: My Father and Lolita - by Emily Mortimer, read by the authorVéra and Lo - by Stacy Schiff, read by Marisol RamirezOn the Road with Humbert and Lolita - by Ian Frazier, read by Paul BellantoniUgly Beautiful - by Roxane Gay, read by the authorBadge of Honor - by Susan Choi, read by Rebecca LowmanWatching the Detective - by Laura Lippman, read by the authorLolita Diary - by Alexander Chee, read by Vikas Adam Delectatio Morosa - by Lauren Groff, read by Rebecca LowmanLolita, #MeToo, and Myself - by Morgan Jerkins, read by Marisol RamirezLolita, Chamonix, France, 2018 - by Andre Dubus III, read by the authorThe Showgirl Who Discovered Lolita - by Sarah Weinman, read by the authorFashion's Lolita; Fragile, Subversive, and a Paean to White Femininity - by Robin Givhan, read by Marisol RamirezLolita and the Empathetic Imagination - by Jim Shepard, read by the authorHow Lolita Freed Me from My Own Humbert - by Bindu Bansinath, read by the authorLadies and Gentlemen of the Jury - by Christina Baker Kline, read by Rebecca LowmanCharmed - by Victor LaValle, read by Vikas Adam They Stay the Same Age - by Sloane Crosley, read by the authorDear Sugar - by Cheryl Strayed, read by the authorWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Lolita - by Lila Azam Zanganeh, read by Marisol RamirezNabokov's Rocking Chair: Lolita at the Movies - by Tom Bissell, read by the authorLo and Behold - by Jill Kargman, read by the authorAcquiring Lolita's Language - by Aleksandar Hemon, read by Paul BellantoniCharlotte's Complaint - by Jessica Shattuck, read by the authorLolita in the Time of Trigger Warnings - by Erika L. Sánchez, read by Marisol RamirezMaison Nymphette - by Kate Elizabeth Russell, read by the authorA Living Story of Lolita in Iraq - by Zainab Salbi, read by the authorThe Lollipop Room - by Kira von Eichel, read by Rebecca LowmanThe Anti-Monster - by Claire Dederer, read by Marisol RamirezLolita in Lockdown - by Dani Shapiro, read by the authorI Cannot Get Out Said the Starling - by Mary Gaitskill, read by Rebecca Lowman
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